#Bitcoin takes on cash, as more places accept the cryptocurrency...!

One of the biggest criticisms of cryptocurrencies is that they're trying to be something they're not. None of them, after all, is as readily usable for day-to-day purchases as a currency.

photo: Gillian Flaccus | AP

Then there's the issue of transaction costs. At one point in December, a bitcoin transaction fee was more than $50. It was less than $3 at time of this story publication, however.

Taken together, those fees and taxes would significantly boost the price of a small-ticket purchase...Click here to know the details story

By Annie Nova

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